Fence tool



May 16, 1939..

w. H. KOCH 2,153,128

FENCE TOOL I Filed Jan. 21, 1958 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 H6 7 INVENTOF? Will/AM Koch AT TORNEYQ y 16, 1939- w. H. KOCH 2,158,128

FENCE TOOL Filed. Jan. 21, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG 7' Patented May 16, 1939 I UNITED STATES" PAT ENT OFFICZE FENCE TOOL William H. Koch, St; Paul, Minn. Application January21, 1938, Serial No. 186,126

' 3 Claims. (01. 140-1235 The present invention relates to devices dearm 1 down toward the bar and finger [0, as shown signed for different operations in connection with in Figure 1, to hold the lever arm in wedg ing a wire fence, as in splicing the wire, taking up engagement with the wire. Slidable upon the slack in the wire, pulling staples, etc. bar and adapted to be held in adjusted position An object of the invention is, to provide a on said bar by the teeth 2 is a wire engaging 5 device which will be particularly strong and effechorn B or C, as shown in detail in Figures tive in performing these different operations, and 4 and 5. that will be particularly easy of manipulation. In the form shown in Figure 4, the horn is This and other features of the invention will formed with an opening l2 for receiving the bar be more specifically brought out in the followand the upper end of the horn is formed with 10 ing description and the accompanying drawings, laterally projecting fingers l3 forming a wire wherein: clinching jaw portion. The openings between said Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the device fingers are adapted to receive the end of the wire shown in use in the first stage of a wire splicing wound around the horn to clamp the wire. operation. In the modified form of horn C, shown in 15 Figure 2 is a view in perspective with the device Figure 5, the horn is formed with an opening in the second stage of a wire splicing operation. M in its lower end to receive the bar, the for- Figure 3 is a side view of the device shown wardly bent upper end l5 of the horn being in position in connection with a fence supported formed with a notch IE to receive the wire, as. wire in connection with a stretching operation of shown in Figure 1. The two forms of horn 20 the wire. shown in Figures 4- and 5 operate upon the same Figure 4 is a view of a wire holding horn formprinciple in holding the end of the wire, except ing a part of the device. that in the form shown in Figure 5 it becomes Figure 5 is a view in detail of a modified form easier to clamp the wire within the slot I6 of the device. formed by the jaws 23 without winding the wire 25 Figure 6 is a view in detail of locking means for around the horn. a lever forming part of the device. Co-operating with the device and forming a Figure 7 is a view in side elevation of the device part of the same in operation, as hereinafter set shown in connection with the wire fence and forth, are grab arms l1, said grab arms at their supported pole for drawing the wire taut, inner ends having swivel support upon a plate I8, 30

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing which plate is is formed with an opening [9 to the device in position for initial grasping of the receive the horn. The free ends of the ab a ms same upon opposite sides of a supporting staple; are formed with hooks 20 and 2| to interlock Figure 9 is a view of the device when in twining with the wire in certain operations of the device,

position in connection with a post supporting as illustrated in Figures 9 and 10. 35 wire; and In operation, in the use of the device for splic- Figure 10 represents a cross section of Fig. 5 as illustrated in F gures 1 and 2, the ends of along the line X--X. the wires to be spliced will be, respectively,

Referring to the drawings in detail, A repreclamped in the lever T and horn B or as is bein sents the main bar or lever of the device, formed 11sed,with the level arm 1 clamped w between 40 on its under side with serrated teeth 2. The the p n d h o n properly positioned on device is adapted for use with the fence wires 3, t e beer, s Shown in Figure The device is ordinarily supported by staples 4 upon posts 5. then turned to intertwine the ends of the wire, The forward end of the bar A is formed with as Shown n F gu e 2, and the extreme ends of an upwardly projecting lug 6 a short distance the Wire twisted around the adjacent po t ons 45 rearwardly of the extreme of the front end of the 0f the wire to tie the ends 0f the W e o ther. bar, a forwardly projecting cam lever arm In Completing he sp cing Operation the device 1 having fulcrum support 8 on said lug. The cam may be released from the intertwined ends of lever arm I is formed with a finger 9 extending the wire and the ends of the wire held together 5 forwardly over said arm from a point above and by the operator in the winding operation of the at the rear of the fulcrum of the cam lever to form ends of the wire around the remainder of the a wire clinching jaw portion. The lever I is wire. formed with a finger H] on its under side, per- As illustrated in the drawings, the device is mitting a locking ring II to he slipped over the adapted to be used as a splicer, a slack taker, end of the bar A, and said finger to hold the lever a staple puller, or a stretcher. 55

For instance, as shown in Figure 3, the grab arms l1 are employed and with the device in position, as shown, against the post and the grab arms hooked over the wire of the fence, the Wire may be pulled taut to permit the passing of an anchoring wire 22. As shown in Figure 7 the device may be positioned against a post, as a corner post, and one of the grab arms clinched with the wire to draw the wire taut and permit stapling.

As is shown in Figure 7 the pull will be from the center of the post, preventing turning of the post.

In Figure 8 the device is shown positioned against the post with the two grab arms hooked over the wire on opposite sides of the staple, making an effective staple pulling tool.

I claim: v

1. A wire splicing tool comprising a main lever bar having its front end adapted to be placed against the fence post, said lever bar having ratchet teeth along its lower edge, a forwardly projecting cam lever fuicrumed on the front end of said bar, a finger extending forwardly over said arm from a point above and at the rear of the fulcrumed support of said cam lever to form a wire clinching jaw portion, a horn adjustably slidable upon the main lever bar and projecting above the bar and a rearwardly projecting wire clinching jaw portion carried by the-upper portion of said horn.

2. The structure specified in claim 1, and means carried by the under side of the post engaging arm of the cam lever engageable by a looking member carried by the lever bar below said arm, for the purpose set forth.

3. The structure specified in claim 1, and a finger carried by the under side of the post engaging armrof said cam lever, and a locking ring carried by the main lever bar below said arm and interlocking with said finger, for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM H. KOCH. 

